Book Title: Tattvartha Sutra That Which Is
Author(s): Vinod Kapashi
Publisher: Vinod Kapashi

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________________ Tattvartha Sutra Tattvartha Sutra = Worldly souls may also be classified as mobile and immobile ENTITIES PRITHVYAPVANSPATY: STHAVRA: 2-13 = Earth-bodied, water-bodied and plant-bodied souls are immobile living beings. LIFE = Jiva AJIVA =Non life TEJOVAYU DVINDRIYADYASHCH TRASA: 2-14 = Fire-bodied, air-bodied and those with two or more senses are mobile beings. WORLDLY LIBERATED Like humans, animals, Those who have attained plants etc. nirvana PANCHENDRIYANI 2-15 = There are five senses MOBILE IMMOBILE One sensed like-trees SPARSAN-RASAN-GHRAN-CHAKSHU-SHROTRANI 2-20 =The five sensory organs are-Skin, tongue, nose, eye and ear. 2 sensed 3 sensed 4 sensed 5 sensed SPARS-RAS-GANDH-VARNA-SABDASTESHAMRTHAH 2-21 = Touch, taste, smell, colour (or look) and sound are the objects of these five senses. Worldly souls include plants, animals, humans and other life forms. These souls go through the innumerable cycles of birth and death. Worldly souls reap and consume the fruits of karma. That is, by their activities they create the bondage of karma and as a result of this bondage, either suffer from, or enjoy, the resultant effects. SHRUTAMANINDRIYASYA 2-22 = Literal knowledge is beyond the senses, Literal knowledge is gained through one's own mind, and is the domain of the mind, which is beyond the senses. -X--- SAMANSKAAMANASKAH 2-11 = Some worldly souls have thinking faculties whilst others do not. VAYVANTANAMEKAM 2-23 = All living beings have at least one sense (Earth-bodied, water-bodied, plant-bodied, fire-bodied and air-bodied beings have one sense--the sense of touch. SANSARINASHRAS-STHAVARA: 2-12 26 27

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